Republicans: Our military is in dire straits. It's bloated and bureaucratic. It's a boys club for defense contractors. Our tech is obsolete. We're losing the seas to China. It's a national emergency!
All true, but then....
Also Republicans: Let's confirm someone who has zero experience in fixing these problems, and doesn't even have any ideas for how to fix these problems. In fact, let's not even ask him if he has ideas about anything.
It's unserious behavoir. They will continue to blame dems about budgets, while doing nothing.
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@wildgrass saidChinese and Russian military equipment is cheap crap.
Republicans: Our military is in dire straits. It's bloated and bureaucratic. It's a boys club for defense contractors. Our tech is obsolete. We're losing the seas to China. It's a national emergency!
All true, but then....
Also Republicans: Let's confirm someone who has zero experience in fixing these problems, and doesn't even have any ideas for how to fix these prob ...[text shortened]... ng.
It's unserious behavoir. They will continue to blame dems about budgets, while doing nothing.
Looks great on paper, but it breaks down or doesn't work as advertised and European/US military jets/tanks/electronics/rifles chits all over it.
No brag, just fact.
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@Cliff-Mashburn saidOf course. Another fact: TV personalities aren't qualified to run the Pentagon.
Chinese and Russian military equipment is cheap crap.
Looks great on paper, but it breaks down or doesn't work as advertised and European/US military jets/tanks/electronics/rifles chits all over it.
No brag, just fact.
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@wildgrass saidAlso, a fact:
Of course. Another fact: TV personalities aren't qualified to run the Pentagon.
Senile old ex-Senators that were on the take for 50 years aren't qualified to run the country.
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@wildgrass saidmy friend,
Republicans: Our military is in dire straits. It's bloated and bureaucratic. It's a boys club for defense contractors. Our tech is obsolete. We're losing the seas to China. It's a national emergency!
All true, but then....
Also Republicans: Let's confirm someone who has zero experience in fixing these problems, and doesn't even have any ideas for how to fix these prob ...[text shortened]... ng.
It's unserious behavoir. They will continue to blame dems about budgets, while doing nothing.
the new congress and president have yet to be installed, although your military issues are valid.
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@Earl-of-Trumps saidDefense secretary nomination hearing was today. Republicans nominated a TV personality to run our military. Not serious behavior.
my friend,
the new congress and president have yet to be installed, although your military issues are valid.
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@wildgrass saidexplain to me what austins qualifications were?
Republicans: Our military is in dire straits. It's bloated and bureaucratic. It's a boys club for defense contractors. Our tech is obsolete. We're losing the seas to China. It's a national emergency!
All true, but then....
Also Republicans: Let's confirm someone who has zero experience in fixing these problems, and doesn't even have any ideas for how to fix these prob ...[text shortened]... ng.
It's unserious behavoir. They will continue to blame dems about budgets, while doing nothing.
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@wildgrass saidwell supposedly he was qualified…13 Americans and hundreds of Afghan allies are dead because of his qualifications.
No.
@wildgrass saidOF COURSE Hegseth would do whatever the FUUK Trump told him to do, kill peaceful protesters, no problem, put TEN thousand children in cages this time, how much time do I get to do that job your majesty?
Question: would you carry out an order to seize Greenland from our allies?
Answer: trump won the election.
Huh?
How many troops do you want me to send to Greenland your majesty? Sir, I think you will need more for Panama my liege.
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@sonhouse saidyou ignorant folks dont seem to understand the defence sec is an ASSISTANT to the commander in chief
OF COURSE Hegseth would do whatever the FUUK Trump told him to do, kill peaceful protesters, no problem, put TEN thousand children in cages this time, how much time do I get to do that job your majesty?
How many troops do you want me to send to Greenland your majesty? Sir, I think you will need more for Panama my liege.
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@Cliff-Mashburn saidLook at us, spitting facts.
Also, a fact:
Senile old ex-Senators that were on the take for 50 years aren't qualified to run the country.
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@Mott-The-Hoople saidLet's have a quiz! 😆
well supposedly he was qualified…13 Americans and hundreds of Afghan allies are dead because of his qualifications.
13 Americans who died in Afghanistan during the withdrawal were killed by:
1) Joe Biden
2) Hunter Biden
3) Hunter Biden's laptop
4) Def. Sec Lloyd Austin
5) Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery
6) Powers Boothe in a "Tombstone" shoot-out
7) Hilary Clinton, from a safe-house in Benghazi
8) A suicide bomber, Abdul Rahman al-Logari, and ISIS–K gunmen who claimed responsibility for the attack
😆 Will any right-wingers get this right...